Collins charges companies with doing business in Sudan

PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble deny her claims

State Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-16th) is accusing several multinational corporations of doing business with Sudan, but officials with the companies have fired back, saying she has her facts wrong.

Collins said Tuesday that information from a Boston-based research firm provided her with the basis of believing some companies might threaten to sue Illinois and other states pushing for divesture in Sudan due to alleged atrocities against some of its people.

At a rally Monday, Collins beseeched an enthusiastic crowd of about 4,000 to resist any efforts by multinational companies to reverse divestment policies set in place for …